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Different modes of road transport, on a road in India

Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations.

Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.

Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft. (Full article...)

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Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a subway, tube, metro or underground. They are sometimes grade-separated on elevated railways, in which case some are referred to as el trains – short for "elevated" – or skytrains. Rapid transit systems are usually electric railways that, unlike buses or trams, operate on an exclusive right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles.

Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between stations typically using electric multiple units on railway tracks. Some systems use guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (maglev), or monorail. The stations typically have high platforms, without steps inside the trains, requiring custom-made trains in order to minimize gaps between train and platform. They are typically integrated with other public transport and often operated by the same public transport authorities. Some rapid transit systems have at-grade intersections between a rapid transit line and a road or between two rapid transit lines. (Full article...)

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Image 1Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
Image 2NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 3The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train (from Rail transport)
Image 4Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 5First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. (from Aviation)
Image 6A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 7Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 8Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 9Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 10Delta Airlines Airbus A330-323 taking off at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in July 2017. (from Aviation)
Image 11The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 12A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 13A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 14Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 15Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 16Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895. (from Aviation)
Image 17According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 18The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 19The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 20Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 21Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the eighth longest in Europe. (from Rail transport)
Image 22A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 23An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 24Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 25Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 26The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 27A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 28Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 29A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
Image 30A Fiat Uno in 2018 (from Transport)
Image 31Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 32Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 33Two trucks with a very long load (Convoi Exceptionnel) in the port of Ystad, 2025 (from Transport)
Image 34A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 35The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 36A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 taxiing on the tarmac of Heathrow Airport in January 2011. The Boeing 777 is a popular choice for airlines that operate a wide-body aircraft. (from Aviation)
Image 37Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport. (from Aviation)
Image 38A Boeing 747 in 1978 operated by Pan Am. (from Aviation)
Image 391940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 40Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 41A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 42Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 43Main modes of transportation: air, land, water, and space. (from Transport)
Image 44Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 45A push-pull train at Napoli Centrale (from Rail transport)
Image 46The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 47German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 48Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 49Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 50Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 51A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savonia railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 52Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 53Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 54An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 55LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936. (from Aviation)
Image 56Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport. (from Aviation)
Image 57Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 58A local transit bus operated by ACTION in Canberra, Australia
Image 59Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 60A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 61European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 62Road transport (from Transport)
Image 63San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 64The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway" in the 1950s; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world (from Road transport)
Image 65Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 66The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 67A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 68The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history. (from Aviation)
Image 69Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 70Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 71Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 72Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 730-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 74Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)

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